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How to get evidence? The role of government–business interaction in evidence-based policy-making for the development of Internet of Things industry in China

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  • Zhilong Tian
  • Jun Shi
  • Taieb Hafsi
  • Bowen Tian

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This paper provides theoretical bases and a framework to describe the incremental process of macro-level innovation policy-making for emerging industry in China and the role of government–business (G–B) interactions in generating policy-making evidence. By analyzing the decision-making processes of three macro-level innovation policies for the Internet of Things as a mode of industry development, the paper finds that the macro-level innovation policy-making resulted from a gradual sub-issue solving in each of several sub-processes. The specific micro-level policy tools are formed and implemented through G–B interactions to generate evidence, and these processes are gradual and incremental, helping policy-makers to overcome the high levels of uncertainties in emerging industry development. Five interactive approaches in this research are identified: inspections, investigations, soft lobbying, conferences, and cooperation. The patterns of interactions vary with the nature of the innovation policies. Our findings contribute to the evidence-based policy-making perspective, by clarifying the innovation policy-making sub-process and the evidence-generating mechanism of G–B interactions in dealing with emerging industry development uncertainties.

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  • Zhilong Tian & Jun Shi & Taieb Hafsi & Bowen Tian, 2017. "How to get evidence? The role of government–business interaction in evidence-based policy-making for the development of Internet of Things industry in China," Policy Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 1-20, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cposxx:v:38:y:2017:i:1:p:1-20
    DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2016.1161180
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